COMPANY

Industrial gas and chemical company, founded 1907.

Official Website:
http://www.praxair.com/

Industry:
Chemical

Ticker:
NYSE:PX

Corporate headquarters:
Danbury, CT

Sales:
$6.5B (2004)

Employees:
27,000 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stephen F. Angel	Business	c. 1956		CEO of Praxair
John A. Clerico	Business	c. 1941		CFO of Praxair, 1992-2000
H. William Lichtenberger	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Praxair, 1992-2000
Dennis H. Reilley	Business	1953		Chairman of Praxair, 2000-07

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stephen F. Angel	Business	c. 1956		CEO of Praxair
Edward G. Galante	Business	c. 1951		Former Exxon Mobil VP
Claire W. Gargalli	Business	c. 1942		President of Equimark, 1984-90
Ira D. Hall	Business	c. 1945		Utendahl Capital Management
Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr.	Business	6-Apr-1935		Chairman of El Paso
Raymond W. LeBoeuf	Business	c. 1945		CEO of PPG Industries, 1997-2005
Larry D. McVay	Business	c. 1957		Edgewater Energy Partners
G. Jackson Ratcliffe	Business	c. 1937		CEO of Hubbell Inc., 1987-2001
Wayne T. Smith	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Community Health Systems
H. Mitchell Watson, Jr.	Business	c. 1938		President of Sigma Group, 1992-2005
Robert L. Wood	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Chemtura

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
H. William Lichtenberger	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Praxair, 1992-2000
Dennis H. Reilley	Business	1953		Chairman of Praxair, 2000-07

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